Southwestern College Courses

Provides instruction on augmenting comprehension of printmaking processes and the application of appropriate utilization of tools and equipment in completing print editions. [D; CSU]

• California Community Colleges System
• 1856 hours
• Paid Course

Studies the traditional and contemporary printmaking processes focusing on personal imagery, conceptual experimentation, and the importance of social context. [D; CSU; UC]

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Provides instruction on augmentative practice and development of editions for portfolios ranging from traditional printmaking techniques to experimental methods. [D; CSU]

• California Community Colleges System
• 1872 hours
• Paid Course

Focuses on photography as a creative art, emphasizing aesthetics, composition, content, and technical aspects of the medium. Introduces camera operation, darkroom techniques, and digital imaging techn

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Emphasizes an introduction to the art of China, Japan, India, Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia from prehistory to the present, viewed within the social, political, religious, and philosophi

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course

Provides an introduction to the theory, terminology, and process of motion picture production for film, television, and digital media. Includes basic cinematography including the operation, function a

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Uses digital video as a means of creative expression with an emphasis on directing, cinematography, sound recording, editing and post-production techniques. Includes screenwriting, producing, directin

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Explores and practices nontraditional utilization of media technology and theory in the production of creative work. Encourages interdisciplinary experimentation. [D; CSU; UC] (Same as: FTMA 114 )

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Presents advanced techniques in the use of Adobe Photoshop with an emphasis on the production of photographic images. Introduces color calibration, color theory and the use of the zone system for prec

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Allows digital imaging students to practice and review techniques and concepts introduced in Advanced Digital Imaging. Provides an opportunity for the student to refine photographic skills beyond norm

• California Community Colleges System
• 2208 hours
• Paid Course

Provides the student of little or no airbrush experience with comprehensive instruction and application of basic airbrush. Emphasizes maintenance and use of the airbrush, reassembly, adjustments, cont

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Teaches fundamentals of airbrushing with intermediate demands on bolder compositions and texture synthesis for a deeper understanding of the dynamic airbrush process. Focuses on assigned still-life pr

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Covers advanced level of airbrushing involving compositional principles of a complex order. Explores stencil management and a wider use of color-gradient combinations. Focuses on planning and completi

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Increases the student autonomy in airbrushing at a more demanding pace. Provides techniques to allow additional exploration and mastery of the airbrush. Emphasizes on deeper personal level of connecte

• California Community Colleges System
• 32 hours
• Paid Course

Introduces a survey of women artists in Western art from the Renaissance to the present. Emphasizes the emergence of the female artist, including her education, exhibition record, styles, techniques,

• California Community Colleges System
• 48 hours
• Paid Course